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Word entry · 6 letters

resect

Best crossword clue

"Cut out surgically"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPart of speech verbSorted ceerstStarts with REnds with T1 clues
1R2E3S4E5C6T

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6 letters
"Cut out surgically"2 answers
excise6 lettersresect6 letters

Filled answer is this word (RESECT).

Definitions

  1. surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin resectus, past participle of resecare (“to cut off”), formed in turn from re- + secare (“to cut”).

Used in a sentence

  • The tumor was resected after chemotherapy.

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Cut out surgically6 letters

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